| 681 | Friday, March 16, 2007 |
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| 4:00 PM-5:15 PM | Convention Center:310 |
| AAHE/Medical/Healthcare |
| Qigong and Therapeutic Touch : Valuable Tools in Stress Management |
| Western medicine has joined Eastern medicine in accepting the value of Energy Medicine Modalities such as: Acupuncture, Acupressure, Therapeutic Touch, Qigong, Reiki, and others. Both Qigong and Therapeutic Touch have been used successfully in stress management and in the promotion of the healing process. This session provides an overview of both Qigong and Therapeutic Touch as complementary medicine techniques. Participants will have the opportunity to learn a basic routine of standing Qigong, and to observe a demonstration of Therapeutic Touch. |
Keyword(s): active participation, disease prevention/wellness, health promotion
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| Presider: Jason S. Fulmore, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Vestavia, AL |
| Speaker: Teresa Hardman, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY |